Secrets of NXIVM: The untold story of Keith Raniere

“Secrets of NXIVM: The untold story of Keith Raniere,” is the result of a more-than-year-long examination of the self-improvement guru and conceptual founder of NXIVM, which has attracted students from Vancouver to Mexico but remains rooted in the Capital Region.
The reporting includes scores of interviews and a review of business records, police reports and thousands of pages of court documents, which provide a window into Raniere’s world, but it comes without an interview with the elusive Raniere, who did not respond to repeated attempts to get comment. It also lacks any response from the women who surround him and serve as NXIVM’s lifeblood. They, and the lawyers who represent the organization, have refused repeated requests to speak with them.
The four-part series — which details the grasp of mind, money and body Raniere has held over some followers — unfolds in print, online and with a special report for the iPad:
■ Sunday, Feb. 12: An overview of Raniere and his unusual life.
■ Thursday, Feb. 16: Relentless litigation wrought against NXIVM defectors.
■ Friday, Feb. 17: Raniere’s multilevel-marketing mind.
■ Sunday, Feb. 19: A history of Raniere’s sexual conquests.